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| Date: | Saturday 20 September 1941 |
| Time: | 22:18 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X9665 |
| MSN: | PM-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gildehaus nature reserve, GB, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 19:36 hrs local time for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was coned by a searchlight & intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Herbert Lütje of the Stab III./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 G9+BD from Twente airfield in the Netherlands.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X9665
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2020 19:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Mar-2020 19:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, ] |
| 23-Jun-2022 09:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 25-Jun-2022 04:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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